Day 15: Stanhope, PEI to Caribou, NS via the Northumberland  Ferry

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Up early this morning to catch the ferry back to Nova Scotia. It’s a little cooler today thank goodness.

We needed to leave camp by 7:30. Breakfast was cold cereal (a first!), strawberries and lattes.

We say goodbye to the PEI potatoes growing in the rich red soil.
We arrived in PEI over the Confederation bridge just visible on the map to the left and exited via the ferry to Caribou / Pictou, NS

While waiting for the ferry, I washed the dishes we had left in the sink at breakfast and walked my first 3000 steps of the day. Not a bad start.

This is the second of the 4 ferries we are expecting to take on this trip. Caribou is in Nova Scotia.
On the water.
Like being swallowed by a giant white whale.
In the belly of the beast.
Last view of beautiful PEI.

Sky over the Northumberland Strait. It was warm enough today to be on deck. The crossing is 75 minutes. The ferry route is listed as part of the TransCanada Hwy.

We have been traveling the TransCanada Hwy again, the east coast part now. By time we finish this trip, we should have covered most of it from one end of Canada to the other! Quite an accomplishment.

The Trans-Canada Highway, often referred to as the TCH (or the TCan as we called it in Montreal), is the longest national highway in the world, spanning across the vast and diverse landscape of Canada. Stretching over 7,800 kilometers (4,860 miles), the highway connects the ten provinces of Canada from the Pacific Ocean in British Columbia to the Atlantic Ocean in Newfoundland and Labrador.

Construction of the Trans-Canada Highway began in the late 1950s, with the goal of providing a reliable and efficient transportation route that would connect the various regions of the country. Over the years, the highway has undergone numerous upgrades and expansions to improve safety and accessibility for travelers.

Traveling along the Trans-Canada Highway offers stunning views of Canada’s natural beauty, including towering mountain ranges, expansive forests, picturesque lakes, and charming rural communities. The highway serves as a vital lifeline for many remote and isolated regions, providing essential access to goods, services, and emergency assistance.

Lighthouse on Caribou Island, NS
Lobster fishing boat. We were told by a passenger that the license to fish costs $1.5M cdn. Each buoy in
has 2 traps.

The truck behind us on the ferry is transporting pigs. We could smell it soon as we left our vehicle.

I will end this portion of today’s blog here and do the land portion separately. It’s been glorious so far.